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How does coaching differ from mentoring or counselling?

Coaching differs from mentoring in that the coach is not someone who is already an expert in the area you wish to develop in, who will tell you what to do or advise you to take a particular course of action. The coaching method presumes that you as the client are creative, resourceful and whole, and you have all the answers within you already. The job of the coach is to help you to discover the answers, by listening, questioning, clarifying and above all, keeping you focussed on the issue in hand! You set the agenda and you decide what changes you are going to make.

Coaching is not the same as counselling. It is a vehicle for changing your future, not reviewing your past.